Cleaning apparatus



Oct. 7, 1941. E. B. JOHNSON CLEANING APPARATUS Filed Sept. 9, 1940 :III

IF JIIIIIII Illlfillll ATTORN EYS Patented Oct. 7, 1941 UNITED STATESPATENT OFFICE 2,258,362 I CLEANING APPARATUS V Emory B. Johnson,Gainesville, Ga. Application September 9, 1940, Serial No. 356,055 2Claims. (01. 15-406) This inventionrelates to cleaning apparatus,

and its general object is to provide an apparatus that is primarilydesigned for use in multiple machine spinning rooms of textile mills forsimultaneously cleaning the floor of the alleys between the spinningframes or machines and the base or spindle rails of the machines on theopposite sides of the alleys, the apparatus including both floor andrail brushes for sweeping lint, dirt and the like, from the floor andrails, as it is pushed through the alleys, and the apparatus isadjustablefor alleys of various widths and rails of various heights. V l

A further object is to provide a:wheeled and handled cleaning apparatusthat includes pivoted rail brush. carrying means controlled by thehandles, to allow for free passage ofthe apparatus about machineoperators and workers in the alleys, and the floor brushes are likewisepivoted or hinged, as Welles connected to the handles to be raisedthereby for passage over piles of swept up material, and to facilitateremoving lint or the like from the brushes.

Another object is toprovide a cleaning apparaparts throughout theseveral views, and in which:

Figure l is a side elevation of the apparatus which forms the subjectmatter of the present invention.

Figure 2 is a top plan view thereof,

Figure 3 is a front view.

Figure 4 is a sectional view taken approximately on line 4-4 of Figure1, looking in the direction of the arrows.

Figure 5 is a sectional view taken approximately on line 5-5 of Figure2, looking in the direction of the arrows.

Figure 6 is a sectional view taken approximately on line B6 of Figure 3,looking in the direction of the arrows.

Referring to the drawing in detail, it will be noted that my cleaningapparatus includes an upright rectangular body frame in the form shown,and the frame is made up of upper and lower bar members I and 2 andupright side members 3 and 4, the upper and lower members each includinga pair of intermediate sections 5 and 6 and end sections 1 and 8.

The intermediate sections have reduced end portions and theinner-portions are slotted and disposed in overlapped relation, withbolts of bolt and nut connections 9 extending through the slots forconnecting the intermediate sections together as well as to allowadjustment thereof for adjusting the length of the frame to fit alleysof various widths, as will be apparent, upon inspection of Figures 2 and5.

The inner end portions of the end sections are likewise reduced anddisposed in overlapped relation with respect to the outer end portionsof the intermediate sections, as well as connected thereto by bolt andnut connections In for pivotal movement of the end sections on the.boltsthereof, fora purpose which will be later described.

The upper ends of the sidemembers are fixed to the outer ends of the endsections of the upper member I and the joint is reinforced by anglebrackets ll, while the outer ends of the end sections of the lowermember 2 are connected to the lower portions of the side members 3 and 4by screws l2 having their shanks slidably mounted in slots l3 extendinglongitudinally of the side members from adjacent the lower ends thereof,as clearlyshown in Figures 1 and 4. A-

pair of intermediate uprights including upper and lower sections l4 andI5 are secured to and disposed between the upper and lQWermembers l and2 and the sections of each of the uprights have reduced inner endsdisposed in overlapped relation, with longitudinal slots l6 in thereduced portions for receiving the bolts of bolt and nut connections l1.By that construction, together with the slidable connection of the lowermember 2 with the side members 3 and 4, it will be obvious that theframe can be adjusted to various heights and held accordingly by thebolt and nut connections l1.

Secured to the intermediate sections of the lower member 2 is a pair ofcaster wheels I8 and pivotally connected to the side members by bolt andnut connections I!) or the like, are the reduced inner ends of handles29 extending rearwardly from the frame, and the outer end portions ofthe handles are preferably rounded as at 2| to provide a smooth grippingsurface, as will be apparent. Brace members 22 are provided for thehandles and have one of their ends con nected thereto by hinges 23,while the opposite end portions are reduced and have longitudinallyextending slots 24 therein for receiving the bolts of bolt and nutconnections 25 for connecting the brace members to the side membersadjacent to the upper ends thereof, as best shown in Figure 1. The bracemembers are slidably mounted on the bolts of the latter connections, soas to allow free pivotal movement of the handles, as will be apparent.

Fixed to the front and rear faces of the side members are the heads 26of pairs of elongated brushes 21, which are of a length co-extensivewith the height of the side members and extend laterally thereof, sothat a space is provided between the brushes of each pair, as best shownin Figure 2. The brushes 21 are for the purpose of sweeping lint andforeign matter from the base or spindle rails of the spinning frames,

minimum effort by the use of my apparatus, without disturbing theoperators.

It is thought from the foregoing description that the advantages andnovel features of the invention will be readily apparent.

It is to be understood that changes may be made in the construction andin the combination and arrangement of the several parts, provided thatsuch changes fall within the scope ofthe appended claims. 7 p

What I claim is: 1

1. A cleaning apparatus comprising a wheeled upright body frame, uprightbrushing means seas the apparatus is pushed through the alleys betweenthe machines, and due to the fact that the frame is adjustable as toheight, the brushes are capable of reaching the machine rails of anyheight. However, it will be understood that the tion to extendthroughout the length of the frame. Fixedto the heads of the floorbrushes 28 are one of the ends 'of arms 29 that have their opposite endsconnected to the intermediate sections of the lowerframe member, 2 byhinges 35,

for the brushes to extend rearwardly from the" frame, and they arepreferably connected to the handles by flexible elements 3|, so thatthey can be raised by the handles, for assage over piles of swept upmaterial, as will .be apparent. hinged connection of the brushes 28likewise materially facilitate removing lint and the like therefrom.

From the foregoing description and the disclosure in the drawing, itwill be obvious that I have provided a cleaning apparatus that isextremely efficient for the purpose of cleaning the railso'f spinningmachines and the floors of the alleys between the machines, and as theapparatus is pushed through the alleys, the rail brushes can be swung onthepivots of the end sections to allow passage of the apparatus aboutspinners or operators in the alleys, thus it will be seen that themachine rails and floors can be swept with The cured to and extendinglaterally from the frame,

- means included in the frame for adjusting the height of the brushingmeans, pivoted means dles.

2. A cleaning apparatus comprising an upright I here throughoutth'eheight thereof and extending laterally therefrom, ,a pairof floorengaging brushes hingedly connected tothe lower member for swingingmovement in a vertical plane, caster wheels secured to thelower member,handles pivotally connected to the side members for swinging-thefirstbrushes on the pivyts of said sections, bracing means for the Handlesand hingedly connected thereto, said bracing means beingyslidablyconnected to the side members, and flexible means connecting the floorengaging brushes to the handles.

EMORY B. JOHNSON.

